Food tracker for parents and kids
Wireframes, UI/UX, and interactive prototype for the parents to track food intake, total calories, and spendings of their children.
Project overview
Foodnube is a mobile app that helps parents track their children's calorie intake and spendings at the canteen. This organizational tool also alerts parents when their child has exceeded recommended caloric intake, ensuring they don't overindulge in unhealthy foods. Furthermore, the Foodnube provides daily updates on what small changes to make to help your child eat healthier and more responsibly.
Challenge
Unhealthy eating habits can be formed in children when they eat more than what is required for a day which can contribute to the risk of developing health problems. It's hard to track calories and food intake of kids, especially at school canteen where parents don't have control over their expenses on food.
Design process
After the research, a user persona with 3 kids from different school grade levels was created. Then, by understanding what features they'd expect from a modern day mobile app which has both food & fitness tracker functionalities integrated together on one platform, wireframes and an interactive prototype are designed.
Final result
A vibrant mobile app focused on usability for parents which allows them to quickly add their kids' profiles like height, weight, activities etc. With the integration of school meal programs, parents are provided with nutrition info about each food item served so they can monitor their child's calorie intake & expenses.
Monitor children's calorie intake
Foodnube will track every product in the canteen to give the parents the detailed information on total calories, fats, carbs, & fiber eaten by children on a daily, weekly and monthly basis helping them to lead a healthy life style.
Track spending history at school canteen
Foodnube lets parents see how much money their kids are spending each day with all transactions recorded. Also, parents gets a heads-up when money is running low in their kids accounts so they add more funds instantly with just a few clicks.
Track child's calories and BMI
Foodnube helps kids to maintain a healthy eating lifestyle by tracking their food intake.
Spending Analysis
View transaction history along with weekly/monthly expenditure tracking.
Nursery Menu
A special nursery menu is made for kids under 3 years.
Pre-plan meals ahead
Parents can pre-plan the meals for their Nursery kids weeks ahead.
Children's calorie profiles & BMI
The app provides the parents with calorie profiles of their children along with each child's BMI so they can track what they are eating. It also calculates which foods were most nutritious (nutrients per calorie) for each meal or snack while at school.
Prepare nursery menu in advance
Foodnube’s clean design interface allows parents to quickly categorize meals, snacks, and drinks with just a few clicks. Not only does it allow you to customize your own menu profile for calories intake; it also creates personalized meal plans.
Information and iteration are the keys to a successful design.
- Erika Hall
Wireframes and behind the scenes
Here's a sneak peek of the work done for this project before designing a high-fidelity interactive prototype. I always draw wireframes as they are an essential part of the product development process, allowing you to identify issues earlier on, saving time & money in design and development phases.
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